Four Oakland police officers fired in wake of sex scandal

Story highlights

• Four officers fired, seven suspended for involvement in sex scandal
• Probe began after suicide of officer accused of having sex with underage prostitute

An additional seven officers were suspended without pay, and another is receiving counseling, according to CNN affiliate KRON4.

The four Oakland Police Department officers who were terminated also face charges of attempted sexual assault, lewd conduct in public, assisting in the crime of prostitution, being untruthful to investigators, and failing to report a violation of law for not disclosing that a minor had sexual contact with police.

The seven suspended officers are accused of accessing a law enforcement database for personal gain, failing to report a violation of the law, and bringing disrepute to the department.

Schaaf said at the press conference that the firings and suspensions send "a loud and clear message that we hold our officers to nothing but the highest standards of professionalism and integrity."

Sex, suicide and failure to report: How Oakland police scandal unfolded

Disturbing allegations

The punishments bring some resolution to the scandal that began last fall with the suicide of OPD officer Brendan O'Brien. Officials say an investigation into his death uncovered disturbing allegations.

An 18-year-old former prostitute alleged she had sex with O'Brien, as well as with a number of other officers from the department and officers from nearby jurisdictions.

The young woman, who goes by the pseudonym Celeste Guap, said it all started when she was 17 years old and became romantically involved with O'Brien, who she credits with saving her from a dangerous pimp.

"He saved me when I was 17," Guap told CNN in a phone conversation. "Instead of taking me to jail, we just kind of started something there, you know."

O'Brian, she said, later introduced her to other officers who became customers.

As the investigation widened, other officers became embroiled in the scandal. Ultimately, four police chiefs resigned and 28 officers across five departments were alleged to have had sexual contact with Guap.

Officers reassigned over Bay Area police sex scandal

Multiple relationships

Some of the officers paid to have sex, Guap said. Others exchanged confidential information, such as tipping her off about prostitution stings, for sexual favors.

Of the 28 officers, Guap said 14 were from the Oakland Police Department. The others included five Richmond police officers, several Alameda County Sherriff's deputies, a Livermore police officer and a Contra Costa County Sheriff's deputy.

The Oakland Police Department is no stranger to scandal. Since 2003 a federal monitor has been in place to ensure the department complies with a negotiated settlement agreement stemming from a police corruption scandal.

Officers had been accused of planting evidence and assaulting suspects. No accused officers were ever convicted, but one officer fled prosecution and to this day remains at large. The city paid out more than $10 million to more than 100 plaintiffs and agreed to make reforms, eventually ending up under federal monitoring.

Wednesday's announcements were "about making department-wide changes," Schaaf said.

"We see you, we are here for you, we are here to help you," she added, addressing victims of sexual abuse in the city.

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This is what having sex with Channing Tatum is like

If the bedroom’s rocking, don’t come knocking on Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum‘s door.

“… I’ve always been a very sexual person. We definitely have a very happy and healthy [sex life],” the actress spilled in the January issue of Cosmopolitan.

“Something about being a dancer connects you to your physical body. It’s primal, earthy, sexual energy by nature. You feel your body in a certain way. Channing is very much the same way.”

>Tatum covers the January 2017 issue of Cosmopolitan.Photo: Eric Ray Davidson/Cosmopolitan

Married for seven years, Channing and Jenna, both 36, met on the set of the 2006 dance flick “Step Up.” While their steamy chemistry brought the film to life, the couple’s real-life romance was heating up off screen.

But as Jenna recalled, Channing had an interesting way of making their relationship official.

“It was two nights of being weird. We hadn’t even kissed,” she explained. “And then he went out partying with a bunch of dancers. His room was right above mine, and he came down drunk with a sombrero on, banging on my door. He was like, ‘I couldn’t stop thinking about you. Let’s do this. I just want to be with you.’ From that point forward, we were together.”

After getting engaged in September 2008, Channing and Jenna tied the knot the following July. Four years later, they welcomed daughter Everly. Though Jenna’s adjusted to motherhood, as a Reiki enthusiast she uses the Japanese healing technique in her family’s daily life.

“I like to play around. I’ll do it with Evie when she’s getting overwhelmed,” Jenna shared. “It’s an ancient healing modality from Japan where you tap into your conscious energy conflict. Chan loves it. He gets all the nice side effects of having a hippie wife.”

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This is what having sex with Channing Tatum is like

If the bedroom’s rocking, don’t come knocking on Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum‘s door.

“… I’ve always been a very sexual person. We definitely have a very happy and healthy [sex life],” the actress spilled in the January issue of Cosmopolitan.

“Something about being a dancer connects you to your physical body. It’s primal, earthy, sexual energy by nature. You feel your body in a certain way. Channing is very much the same way.”

>Tatum covers the January 2017 issue of Cosmopolitan.Photo: Eric Ray Davidson/Cosmopolitan

Married for seven years, Channing and Jenna, both 36, met on the set of the 2006 dance flick “Step Up.” While their steamy chemistry brought the film to life, the couple’s real-life romance was heating up off screen.

But as Jenna recalled, Channing had an interesting way of making their relationship official.

“It was two nights of being weird. We hadn’t even kissed,” she explained. “And then he went out partying with a bunch of dancers. His room was right above mine, and he came down drunk with a sombrero on, banging on my door. He was like, ‘I couldn’t stop thinking about you. Let’s do this. I just want to be with you.’ From that point forward, we were together.”

After getting engaged in September 2008, Channing and Jenna tied the knot the following July. Four years later, they welcomed daughter Everly. Though Jenna’s adjusted to motherhood, as a Reiki enthusiast she uses the Japanese healing technique in her family’s daily life.

“I like to play around. I’ll do it with Evie when she’s getting overwhelmed,” Jenna shared. “It’s an ancient healing modality from Japan where you tap into your conscious energy conflict. Chan loves it. He gets all the nice side effects of having a hippie wife.”

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Cherokee Nation OKs same-sex marriage

Story highlights

• Brittany Nunley and Kelli King were surprised and pleased with the opinion
• Cherokee Nation law enacted in 2004 has banned same-sex marriage

A ban on same-sex marriage involving members of the Cherokee Nation was overturned by the tribe's attorney general in an opinion issued Friday.

King called her girlfriend, Brittany Nunley, who is Cherokee and shared the good news.

"I think its awesome," Nunley told CNN. "I have been really proud of my Cherokee heritage and to be able to get a marriage license is just awesome."

King, who said the couple met at a church softball game about four and half years ago, said she was excited to hear about the ruling.

"This is just another way we can incorporate her heritage into our lives and are thankful for opportunity," King said.

Attorney General Todd Hembree's opinion specifically says two sections of the 2004 Cherokee Nation Marriage and Family Act are unconstitutional.

He said the tribe's constitution protects certain fundamental rights, among them the right to marry.

"The constitution affords these rights to all Cherokee citizens, regardless of sexual orientation and the Cherokee Nation, or any subdivision, must recognize validly issued civil unions, same-sex marriages, and same-sex domestic partnerships from other jurisdictions," the opinion says.

The US Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 vote in June 2015 that states cannot ban same-sex marriage.

Nunley said after it became legal in Oklahoma in 2014 and then nationwide through the landmark Supreme Court decision, she wondered whether the Cherokee Nation would also reverse itself.

"I was really excited and really proud to be a Cherokee. Like my nation is doing something for all its people," she said from her home in Locust Grove, about 20 minutes from the tribe's headquarters in Tahlequah.

Marriage is definitely in their future, King said. It's been discussed in the past but they wanted to wait for it to be legal.

"It's probably not too far off now," she said.

Nunley said she's just waiting for someone to pop the question.

The man who was chief in 2004 told the Tulsa World newspaper that he supported Hembree's opinion.

"It was adhering to past Cherokee law," Chad Smith said, explaining why he signed the law 12 years ago. "But our constitution incorporates the provisions of the US Constitution, and the Supreme Court (of the United States) has since made its ruling."

A member of the tribal council disagreed with the decision and told the newspaper that he expected the council would still support the 2004 law.

"We'll have to get together and talk about it," Don Garvin told the newspaper.

The Cherokee Nation website says that with more than 317,000 citizens, it is the largest sovereign tribal nation in the United States.

CNN's Mayra Cuevas contributed to this report.

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